ZIP 07502 · Paterson
Who lives in ZIP code 07502 (Paterson, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paterson, NJ · Passaic County
uszips 2026
People17,158
Median age34.3
Household income$76,790
Home value$376,312
Median rent$1,651/mo
Poverty19.2%
College degree+13.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7,710 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,698
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.9% are 65 or older; 72.3% are adults.
Household income
39.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,731.
Education (adults 25+)
33.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
51.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.3%
- Never married
- 42.3%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 4.03
- Dual-income families
- 68.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.1%
- Rent burden
- 39.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.9%
- Unemployment
- 17.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 9.1%
- No health insurance
- 13.2%
- Limited English
- 14.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.